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5 U.S.C. § 3101

General authority to employ

United States · Title 5 — GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES · Status: effective

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5 U.S.C. § 3101, General authority to employ, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/426647
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Each Executive agency, military department, and the government of the District of Columbia may employ such number of employees of the various classes recognized by chapter 51 of this title as Congress may appropriate for from year to year.

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